Vehicle-body.



No. 747,810. PATENTEDDEG. 22, 1903.

J. VOLLMAN.

VEHICLE BO DY.

' APPLICATION FILED FEB. 24. 1903.

H0 MODEL.

UNITE STATES Patented December 22,1903.

PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN VOLLMAN, OF OWENSBORO, KENTUCKY, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO THEVOLLMAN BUGGY. BODY COMPANY, OF OWENSBORO, KENTUCKY.

VEHICLE-BODY.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0.741810, dated. December22, 1903.

Application filed February 24, 1903. Serial No. 144,810- (No model.) I

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, JOHN VOLLMAN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Owensboro, in the county of Daviess and State of Kentucky,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Vehicle-Bodies; andI do declare the following to bea full,"clear, and exact description ofthe invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same.

The invention relates to the manufacture of vehicle-bodies, and has forits object to provide simple, durable, and inexpensive means forsecurely connecting the: sides to the ends of the body and theseat-frame to the sides of the body, whereby the use of nails, screws,and like fastening means is dispensed with, thus overcoming theobjectionable features incident to their use-namely, the breaking ofpaint around the nails or screws, and thus detracting from theappearance of the vehicle.

With these and other objects in view the invention consists in certainfeatures of construction, combination, and arrangement of parts,whichwill be hereinafter fully set forth;

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a top plan view of my improvedvehicle-body, illustrating the manner of connecting the sides to theends. Fig. 2 is a fragmental sectional view through one of the sides ofthe body, illustrating the dovetailed connection. of one of theseat-posts with said side. Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view throughthe upper end of one of the seat-posts, illustratingthe manner ofconnecting one of the crosspieces of the seat-support to said post; andFig. '4. is a vertical sectional view through one of the longitudinalside pieces of the seat- 40 support, the cross-pieces of theseat-support,

and the seat-post.

In the drawings, 1 denotes the side pieces, and 2 the end pieces, of avehicle-body, each of which at its crossing is provided with a 5vertical dovetailed groove 3 to receive dovetailed ribs 4, disposed atright angles to each .to receive mortised longitudinal strips 10,

which are screwed or otherwise secured in place. A vehicle-body thusconstructed is strong, durable, and maybe manufactured at a greatlyreduced cost and willovercome the objectionable features incident to theI construction with the use of screws, nails,

and like fastening means heretofore generally employed.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings, the construction,operation, and advantages of theinvention will be readily apparent, it

. is thought, without requiring a more extended.

explanation. p

Various changes in the form, proportion, and the minor details ofconstruction may be resorted to without departing from the prinwithdovetailed faces fitting in the grooves In testimony whereof I havehereunto set of the cross-pieces, and shoulders bearing my hand inpresence of two subscribing Wit- [0 under and sustaining saidcross-pieces, and nesses.

longitudinal strips fitted in the said transverse mortises in the upperend edges of the JOHN VOLLMAN' cross-pieces and covering the upper endsof Witnesses:

the dovetailed portions of the posts, substan- JAS. H. PARRISI-I,

tially as described. I. N. PARRISH.

